Listwork

Friday, May 25, 2012

Guestlist: Found List Repository

My friends Jim & Elisa found a notebook full of lists, with no way to return it to the nameless owner. Here is just a sampling:

Video tape it!

Seaweed snacks.

Syrup

Boswelia

Vitality Boost

Lunchable

D Batteries

9 Volt

Staples -- Flash Drives

Library!

Staples Return

Radio Shack - Lantern

Julie and her divorce.

Shawn and her bloodletting

My ice cream

Melatonin

Toothpaste

Call groomers

Big bandaids

**Carrots!

Target -- Giant Bow

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Borrowed List: 10 Reasons to Slow Down

From the blog Unclutterer

Think things through. This doesn't have to take a lot of time, but can be very helpful. By slowing down long enough to assess what's happening around you, you're more equipped to better understand many a situation, rather than just seeing what's on the surface.
Make fewer mistakes. When you take your time, you're less likely to trip yourself up. That's because you've thought about most (if not all) of the important details.
Make better decisions. When you spend more time thinking about the pros and cons of which direction to go, you're likely to come to more well-rounded and fleshed out conclusions. You may also see your intended path more clearly.
Become a better listener. Taking the time to really listen to what someone tells you means that you'll have better conversations. Instead of immediately crafting a rebuttal to what someone says before they finish speaking, you'll really hear them and get a better idea of what they're trying to communicate.
Become calmer. I find that when I'm not rushing around, I tend to be less agitated and less prone to getting frustrated. I also think more rationally.
Be more productive. One of the benefits of thinking more rationally is that you are more successful at prioritizing and working on the things that need your attention first (you know, instead of playing Angry Birds).
Be more efficient. This might seem counterintuitive, but by slowing down, you can actually get more done. It's because you'll spend less energy trying to cram everything into your day and you'll work more effectively at getting the important things completed.
Be happier. Who's not happy when they cross stuff off their to do list?
Be more focused. Have you ever realized that when your mind is racing, you're sometimes paralyzed and unable to actually make a decision or take action? When you take a few minutes to gather your thoughts, you're better able to focus on the task at hand.
Be more open to doing nothing. Or, doing something fun. Any something other than working. This means I can get back to sitting still, and enjoying it.

Reasons Why I Am Happy to Be Back Home

missed my sweetie
love Memphis water!
tired of breathing in all of that recirculated air in the hotel/convention center
ran out of aunts to visit in the Chicago area

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

What Is Going on at the Airport Right Now

• That guy isn't paying an additional $2.75 for an earlier flight. He's just not doing it.
• Lady with chest tattoo is wondering why so-and-so can't take a bath at her own house?
• Earphones guy wants to make sure we all enjoy his very festive music.
• The gate attendant across the way doesn't know why the departure time keeps changing when the pilots are telling her they can't leave yet.
• Cough cough
• She don't never want to see her no more.
• Trail mix man to my right says "Oh my gosh" about something gate attendant says, hoping to engage me in conversation.